There were a TON of spoilers yesterday for the upcoming Core 2021 set that is due to release this month on MTG Arena - June 25. Let's check out the spoilers, but first, we're going to give a quick overview of the important parts of the set.
Core 2021 Overview
We have to start things off with keywords because this is super exciting to see.
- Sending the top X cards of a deck to a graveyard is now officially referred to as mill on cards! Millstone represent!
- Phasing returns! When cards phase-out, they are treated as if they don't exist but still remain in play.
- Prowess - Creatures with prowess get +1/+1 until end of turn whenever a noncreature spell is cast by their controller.
Now, some more important things about Core 2021.
- Hound has been trashed. Hello Dog! The Hound creature type has been changed to Dog.
- Favourites Grim Tutor & Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, and Azusa, Lost but Seeking are being reprinted!
- Chandra, Garruk, Liliana, and Teferi are all present as our return planeswalkers.
- Basri Ket, a Planeswalker representing white, has been added into the mix.
- We're getting a special physical product that ties-in to MTG Arena - The Magic Arena Starter Kit (more on that later).
- Sparkhunter Masticore is a card that has protection from Planeswalkers - cool!
- There are special showcase frames on several cards from each of the Planeswalkers including their lands!
The Magic Arena Starter Kit
This is an interesting one! The Spellslinger Starter Kit of the past has been given a fresh name and ties-in to MTG Arena. The old kits would teach Magic to new players through inserts added to the product but now, they're using MTG Arena as the tutorial to get started.
- Magic Arena Starter Kit comes with two 60-card decks.
- The kit comes with a code that is redeemable twice and includes both decks. (Give the code to a friend to play!)
- Grab your copy via pre-order over on Amazon (affiliate link).
On a personal note, I'm looking forward to picking up a couple of copies to get some friends to finally take the dive into Arena.
Core 2021 Set Spoilers for June 5, 2020
Don't get overwhelmed - it's going to be very easy to be!
Black
Blue
Rain of Revelation (Chuva de Revelacao)
Instant - Draw three cards, then discard a card.
Green
Red
Playhem Devil
Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, “Playhem Devil” deals 1 damage to any target.
White
Multicolor
Colorless
Lands
Card Spoiler Sources
Here are the sources for all the cards seen here.
Comments
the new teferi with oath of teferi will be a fun meme.
Oh boy, that Teferi is dumb. Loyalty as instant magic is a concept that will open a whole lot of nonsense.
Also, I'll be sad if they don't include my boy Ajani